Machine for affixing frames to bags or purses



Aug. 1, 1933. s. CARDINALE MACHrNE FOR AFFIXING FRAMES TO BAGS OR PURSES Filed Jan. 5. 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet .2

' "IN VENTRJ cj alz/E'fiz'ore 7&3 ATTORNEY Aug. 1, 1933. s, cARDlNALE 1,920,780

MACHINE FOR AFFIXING FRAMES TO BAGS OR PURSES Filed Jan. 5. 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR JalifgYl ore W ii ATTOR Y Patented Aug. 1, 1933 a? si" 1 s MACHINE FOR AFFIXING FRAMES TO BAGS QR PURSES Salvatore Cardinale, Copiague, N. Y assignor to Cardinal Machine Co. 1116., New York, N. Y., a

Corporation of New York 'Application January 5, 1932. Serial No. 584,888

8 Claims.

This invention relates to an improvement in a device for attaching the frame of a pocketbook, purse, or hand-bag to the body of the bag.

The object of the invention is to provide a device which will accurately, speedily and positively affix the bag-frame to the body of the bag, this obviating the laborious and slow work of attaching these frames by'hand.

The usual hand-bag or pocketbook is provided with a frame member channel shaped in crosssection. The bag is attached to this frame by having a portion of its body inserted in the channel formed in the frame and the side flanges of the frame are then brought together to clamp the inserted edge of the bag body between them. The operation of inserting the edge portion of the bag body within the channel of the frame and bringing the flanges of the frame together to clamp the bag fabric between them is ordinarily performed manually. Naturally such work is slow and in many cases the finished product is not equal in workmanship to that in which the work is performed by a machine made in accordance with this invention. Specifically, therefore, the object of this invention is to provide a machine which will perform the operation of inserting the edge of the bag body into the frame and bending one of the walls of the frame inwardly toward the opposite wall thereof to cause the material of the bag body to be firmly clamped within the frame. My improved machine enables these frames to be speedily and accurately fitted to the bags and insures, uniformity of workmanship.

In the accompanying drawings wherein the preferred embodiment of my invention is shown, Fig. 1 isa longitudinal sectional view of the machine; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the means for bending one of the side walls of the bag frame inwardly; Fig. 3 is a sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through the tubular shaftv which carries the mechanism for inserting the bag-edge into the 0 frame; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the bag-edge inserting mechanism; Fig. 6 is a sectional viewon theline 6--6 of Fig. 5, looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 7 is a sectional view on'the line 7-7 of Fig. 5, looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 8 is an end view of the mechanism for inserting the bag edge in the frame; Fig. 9 is a View of the mechanism shown in-Fig. ,8, with parts in section, showing the bag; body being thrust into the frame; Fig. 10 is a sectional view on the line 1010 of Fig. 5, looking in the direc- (Cl. its- 1 tion of the arrows; Figs. 11 to 13 inclusive are diagrammatic views indicating how thebag edge is inserted in the bag-frame and how one of the walls of the frame is bent inwardly to clamp the bag material within'the frame; Fig. 14 is a sectional view on the line 1 .14 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; and Fig. 15 is a sectional view on the line 15-15 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

At 1 is shown a standard which supports the main elements of the machine. A ring or annulus 2 is attached to one face of the standard by means of bolts 3 which extend through curved slots 4 in the ring enabling the ring to be shifted rotatively and fixed in any desired position of adjustment. This enables the bag-inserting mechanism to be held at various angles relative to the anvil or support for the bag frame. Extending laterally from the face of the ring 2 is an arm or bracket 5 which is formed with a boss 6 through which a tubular shaft 7 extends. The upper end of the bracket 5 terminates in a boss 8 which supports a tubular shaft 9. At one of its ends, the tubular shaft 9 is fixed in the ring or annulus 2, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. Located concentrically to the tubular shaft 9 and mounted to oscillate Within the same is a tube 10, which has one of its ends protruding through an opening 11 in the standard 1. Secured to that end of the tube 10 by. a pin 12 is a cam lever 13 upon which a cam roller 14 is mounted. This roller 14 rides in a cam groove 15 formed in the face of a pulley 16 which is driven by a belt 17 extending from an electric motor or other suitable source of power.

The pulley 16 rotates upon a bearing 18 formed on and extending from thestandard 1. Extending through said bearing is the tubular shaft '7, the end of which is threaded to receive a nut 19 serving to prevent longitudinal shifting of the shaft. Within the shaft '7 and capable of longi-- tudinal movement therethrough is a rod 20 which by its longitudinal movement operates a hammer 28 secured at its end. This rod has a knurled end 21 upon which a head 22 is mounted, the head being held on the rod. 20 by the pressure of a coil spring 23 which surrounds the extended, threaded end 24 of the rod 20, thetension of the spring being regulated by the pressure of a mit 2412 and washer 25.

The head 22 carries a cam roller 26 which is mounted on a screw 27. During each rotation of the pulley 16, the cam roller 26 is brought into contact with a cam surface 27 provided on the face of the pulley, which action serves to cause the rod 20 to be moved to the right of Fig. 1 to cause the 43. stud shaft 43 bya spring 62 which surrounds a screw 63 and bears against thewasher 64. The screw 62 is threaded into the end of the stud shaft hammer 28 to administer a blow against the flange 78 of a bag frame to bend theflange inwardly, as will be explained hereafter. A coil spring 29 surrounds theshaft '7 and has one of its ends impinging against a flange 30 provided on the shaft and its opposite end bearing against a washer 31 which bears against a pin 32 extending through the rod 20. The pin 32 extends through a slot 33 on the shaft 7. After the rod 20 is moved to the right of Fig. 1 under the im- I pulse of the cam 27, it is restored to its former or normal position shown in Fig. l, by the springs 23 and 29.

The tube 10 has one of its ends projecting beyond the end 340i the outer tube Band on this extended part of the'tube 10 a downwardly extending lever 35 is secured. It is secured on the tube 10 by means of a clamp portion 36 formed on it, this clamp portion embracing and gripping the tube 10 near its end. At its lower end, the lever 35 is connected to a link37 by a pin 38 which extends through a slot 39 in the lever. The link 37 is connected at its opposite'end, by a pin 40, to the slotted lower end of a lever 41 which has its upper end terminating in a clamp portion 42 which grips a bushing 50 mounted and freely movable ona stud shaft 43. "Located within the tube 10 is a two-part tube 44. The lengthier portion 44a of this. tube has its end projecting beyond theend of the tube 10, as

shown in the left endof Fig. 4. This tube 44 is the innermost tube in the assembly that is made :up of the three concentric tubes 9, 1'0 and 44. Said tube 44 is split or divided at 46, the smaller portion 44b of the tube, shown to the right of the split in Fig.4 being connected to the tube 11 and to the cam leverl3 by the pin 12. The pin 12 also engages the end of a torsional leaf spring,

- which is twisted and held under regulatable tension as shown in Fig. 4, the opposite end of said spring being secured to the end of the lengthy portion 44a of thetube 44 by the pin 47." The spring 45 is held under the desired .tension by I means of the two clamp members 52 and 48. The 45 mediate tube 15 and is provided with a shoulder 49 which abuts against a shoulder 5l formed on the clamp member 52. Thus, the abutment of clamp member 43. is clamped upon the interthe shoulder 51 against the shoulder 49 on the member 43 holds 'the'spring 45 under tension.

' Clainped on the bushing is'an arm 53 that is connected to the'upwardly extendedend 54 of'a plate 55 which co-operates with another plate 56 to support the blade 5? which inserts the bag edges in their frame. The end of the lever 53 and he end of the part 54 are connected by a bolt 58 which passes through a slot 59 formed in a lever 60 located between the part 54 and the, lever 53. This lever 60 has its opposite end terminating in a clamp 61 whichembraces and grips the tube An intermediate boss 62a is formed on the lever 60,,this boss being secured on the stud shaft The plate56 isheld against the end of the 43, as; clearly shown in Fig. '7. The blade 57,

' which inserts the edge of the bag into the U 1 shaped channel in the bag frame as hereafter described, is clampedbetween the plates 55 and 56, thescrews 65 holding these two plates to- I gether with the blade 5''! interposed between them.

The bag-frame to be attached to a pocketbook section in Figs. 11 to 13 inclusive. The'same conbody, is shown in part in Fig. 9 and in crosssists of two three-sided frames hinged together. Each of the frames is of channel or U-shaped cross-section, and the fabric, leather or other material forming the bag body, has its edge thrust into the channel of the frame and one wall of the frame is bent inwardly (see Fig. 13) to clamp the fabric within the channel of the frame. The anvil upon which the frame is supported while the inward bending of the flange takes place is shown at 70. It is keyed on the tubular shaft? by akey '71 and is additionally secured to said shaft by the screw 72. A part of the shaft '7 is flattened and inclined as at 73, this part forming a support for the frame 74 of the bag which is manually held thereon with its rear flange 75 abutting against the front face 76 of the anvil. The hammer or bending device 28 is formed with an inwardly extending nose 7"! which is brought with-pressure against the outer flange 78 of the bag frame, forcing said flange inwardly to clamp the bag material. The hammer 23 is held on the end of the rod 20 by a screw 79 which holds said hammer in a slot provided in the end of the rod.

The operation of the machine is briefly as followsz-A bag frame is held upon the support '73 with its flange 75 abutting against the face '76 of the. anvil 70. The bag body 89 is held with its edge extending across the open top of the channel in the frame, as shown in Fig. 11. In order to properly position the edge of the bag relative to the channel in the frame, a guide 81 is provided. This guide consists of a plate secured on the anvil by the screw 83, and is formed with a mouth 32 into which the edge of the bag is inserted; The inner or closed end of the mouth limits the degree of insertion of the bag edge and positions the bag-edge relative to the bag frame into which the edge is to be inserted. When the bag frame and bag body are properly positioned relative to one another, the motor driving the pulley 16 is set in operation. The cam-groove 15 operating on the cam roller 14 rocks the tube 10, which through the tension mechanism con-- coupled with the resilient pressure imposed by:

the tension spring 45, causes the blade 5'? to insert the fabric of the bag body into the channel of the bag frame with sui'hcient resiliency of pressure to prevent the material of the bag from being damaged or torn. Should the blade 57 during its operation of inserting or stufling the bag material into the frame, contact with the bottom of the frame channel, lost motion occurs, particularly at. the pivot points 38, 40 and 58, preventing the blade'57 from in any way damaging eitherr the bag frame or the part of the bag body which is inserted therein. Similarly, the blade 57 has a slight lateral movement when necessary, against the tension of the spring 62. As the blade 57 rises after each downward motion of inserting the bag. body into the channel of the bag frame, the

hammer 28 is drawn inwardly under the action of the cam 27, and it imparts pressure'against the outer flange '78 of the bag frame, forcing or bending the flange inwardly to clamp the inserted; bag fabric. As fast as the bag-edge is stuffed or inserted into the channel of the bag frame and the frame is bent to clamp the inserted bag-edge, the frame is moved along on its support '73 to present to the blade 57 a new portion of the frame and bag fabricto be inserted therein. This shifting movement of the bag frame and fabric maybe done manually, or it may be performed by a mechanism provided on the machine. Such a ,mechanism is suggested in Fig. 15. There, the

tubular shaft 7 is shown as being provided with a radially extending projection which is adapted, during the rotation of the pulley 16, to be engaged by a spring-pressed pawl 91 pivoted at 92 on the pulley 16. As the pulley is rotated the pawl 91 engages the projection 98 and tends to rotate the tubular shaft 7 for a short distance against the tension of a spring 93 which has one of its ends secured to a stud 94 projecting from the standard 1. The other end of the spring 93 is engaged by a stud 95 projecting from the flange 30 on the shaft 7. The shaft '7 is rotated under the pull of the pawl for a short distance until the pawl frees from its engagement with the projection 90. Upon the pawl 91 being disengaged from the projection 90 the spring 93 draws the tubular shaft 7 back to its former position with the stopstud 96 abutting against the pin 97. The oscillation of the tubular shaft 7 tends to shift the bag frame along on its supporting surface '73 in synchronism with the insertion of the bag edge into the channel of the bag frame and the bending inwardly of the bag frame to clamp the inserted bag fabric.

It will be clear from the foregoing that bagframes may be readily attached to the bag bodies by the mechanism herein described. The bag frame and fabric to be inserted therein are merely held on the support 73 while the blade '5'? and hammer 28 operate in synchronism to rapidly insert the bag fabric into the channel of the frame and bend aiiange ofthe'frame inwardly to clamp the inserted fabric in the channel to complete the bag assembly.

What I clam is:

l. Ina machine for attaching frames to bags,

the combination with means for inserting a portion of the bag in the frame, means for squeezing the frame to cause the same to clamp the inserted portion of the bag, and means for shifting combination with a shaft, means for rocking the same, a blade for inserting a bag-edge into a channel on a bag frame, a flexible link connection between the blade and shaft whereby the rocking motion of the shaft is imparted to the blade to .cause the same to progressively insert the bagedge into the frame, and means for creating lost motion between the shaft and the blade.

4. In a machine for afiixing frames to bags, the combination with rocking means, a member for inserting a bag-edge into a channel on a bagframe, a flexible connection between the rocking means and the insertion member whereby an intermittent thrusting movement is imparted to the insertion member to cause it to thrust the bagedge into the frame and means for bending the frame to cause the inserted edge to be clamped in the frame channel.

5. In a machine for affixing frames to bags, the combination with means for thrusting a I bagedge into a channel formed in a bag frame and means for imparting successive blows to the frame channel as fast as the bag-edge is inserted therein to cause the channel to be bent to clamp the inserted edge of the bag within it.

6. In a machine for affixing frames to bags, the combination with a shaft, means for rocking the same, a blade for inserting a bag-edge into a channel provided in the frame, a connection between the shaft and blade whereby the rocking motion of the shaft is imparted to the blade to cause it to progressively insert the bag edge into the frame, and frame-bending means operating between thrusts of the blade to bend the frame and cause it to clamp the inserted edge of the bag within it. 7

7. In a machine for affixing frames to bags, the

combination with means for supporting abagframe and bag-edge, means for positioning the bag-edge relative to the frame, means for thrusting the edge of the bag into a channel formed in the bag-frame, means for bending the frame to cause it to clamp the inserted edge of the bag, and means for shifting the frame along upon its support in synchronism with the insertion and bending operations.

8. In a machine for affixing frames to bags, the combination with a support on which a channelshaped bag-frame is held and progressively moved, a reciprocating blade, means for moving .said bladein and out ,of the channel in the frame to cause it to progressively force the edge of a bag into the frame, means for bending the walls of the channel together to cause them to clamp the inserted bag edge between them, and means for operating the channel-bending means during periods when the blade is located out of the channel.

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